| Antique firearms can be found in the online auctions. | | | | sometime also include the guns that are used today, |
| If you are searching to add to your collections, you | | | | in about another fifty or so odd years. When |
| can find the firearms of days gone by in the auctions | | | | searching for antique guns or antique firearms, one |
| online. There are many online auctions, such as ebay, | | | | could also be looking at guns that require powder, |
| or the reverse auctions, but they are all going to lead | | | | and packing sticks but you decide what type of |
| you to the same place, to where others are selling | | | | firearms you want to collect and from what year as |
| firearms that are antique. | | | | you start building your collection. No two collections |
| Antique firearms are the types that are over fifty | | | | of antique firearms are going to be alike. |
| years old. Sometimes a firearm that is about forty | | | | In buying antique firearms, you are also going to |
| years old is also considered an antique firearm, but it | | | | want to find other items such as the bullets, the |
| depends on the name brand and the type of gun | | | | powder, and the cleaning supplies made just for that |
| that it is. Meaning some companies have long since | | | | type of weapon. Antique firearms could include those |
| gone out of business, while other type of guns were | | | | that are one shot or multiple shots. Look for the |
| made as a limited edition type of gun. | | | | types of weapons that interest you the most and |
| If you are looking for firearms that are antique, you | | | | then you can build your collection from that point. |
| might belong to one of the following groups or | | | | What other types of topics should one be looking at |
| organizations such as: the NRA, the OGCA, CCA, | | | | if they are looking to start building a collection of |
| PAGCA, CADA, or the MAAS. These groups promote | | | | antique firearms? You should look into how to store |
| the ownership and the use of guns. These groups | | | | your firearms, where you should look for insurance |
| sponsor many of the gun shows, where you are | | | | to cover your special collection of firearms; you |
| likely to find guns from the 1800's or the 1900's. | | | | should also look into information about purchasing |
| Some collectors will only purchase guns that are over | | | | locks to keep children away from your antique |
| 100 years old, while other gun collectors are going to | | | | firearms. Antique firearms are often the types that |
| seek out guns that are of a certain type that are | | | | are cleaned, polished and put to use only under |
| over so many years old. | | | | special circumstances. An antique firearm is one that |
| Gun shows are where you will find a wide range of | | | | will add that special touch to your collection that |
| guns. From the pistol, to the twenty-two to the | | | | brings back a nostalgic time in history to your |
| shotgun or the mini automatics. Antique guns will | | | | memory and to add value to your collection. |